WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 492

DECREASE AS REFLECTED BY THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, USING THE
PUBLISHED MAY FIGURE EACH YEAR. THIS AMOUNT SHALL NOT
EXCEED A FOUR-PERCENT (4%) INCREASE OR DECREASE PER YEAR AND
SHALL BE CUMULATIVE. BEGINNING JULY 1, 1990, THE AMOUNT
PAYABLE MONTHLY FOR EACH YEAR IN EXCESS OF TWENTY-FIVE (25)
YEARS SHALL BE EQUAL TO FOUR-PERCENT (4%) OF THE AMOUNT
PAYABLE UNDER SUBSECTION B OF THIS SECTION.

D. IN THE EVENT THAT ANY ACTIVE VOLUNTEER BECOMES
DISABLED DURING THE COURSE OF SERVICE AS A VOLUNTEER
FIREMAN OR RESCUE SQUADMAN WHILE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN
PROVIDING SUCH SERVICES, AND IN THE EVENT THAT THE DISABILITY
PREVENTS THE VOLUNTEER FROM PURSUING THE VOLUNTEER'S
NORMAL OCCUPATION AND THAT THE DISABILITY IS OF A PERMANENT
NATURE AS CERTIFIED BY THE MARYLAND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION
COMMISSION OR OTHER COMPETENT MEDICAL AUTHORITY AS
DESIGNATED BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, THEN THE VOLUNTEER
IS ENTITLED TO RECEIVE THE BENEFITS PRESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION B
OF THIS SECTION AND ANY OTHER BENEFITS REGARDLESS OF AGE OR
LENGTH OF SERVICE. THESE BENEFITS SHALL BEGIN ON THE FIRST DAY
OF THE FIRST MONTH FOLLOWING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE
PERMANENCY OF THE DISABILITY.

E. IN THE EVENT THAT ANY QUALIFIED VOLUNTEER SHALL DIE
WHILE RECEIVING BENEFITS, THEN THE SURVIVING SPOUSE IS
ENTITLED TO BENEFITS EQUAL TO SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT (75%) OF
THE VOLUNTEER'S BENEFITS. THESE BENEFITS SHALL TERMINATE UPON
DEATH OR REMARRIAGE OF THE SPOUSE.

F. IN THE EVENT THAT A QUALIFIED VOLUNTEER DIES PRIOR TO
RECEIVING ANY BENEFITS UNDER THIS SECTION, THE SURVIVING
SPOUSE IS ENTITLED TO BENEFITS EQUAL TO SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT
(75%) OF THE BENEFITS EARNED BY THE DECEASED VOLUNTEER. THESE
BENEFITS SHALL TERMINATE UPON DEATH OR REMARRIAGE. A
"QUALIFIED VOLUNTEER" IS DEFINED AS:

(1) ONE WHO HAS COMPLETED TWENTY-FIVE (25) YEARS OF
CERTIFIED SERVICE; OR

(2) ONE WHO IS RECEIVING BENEFITS UNDER SUBSECTION H
OF THIS SECTION.

G. WHEN A QUALIFIED VOLUNTEER DIES, A DEATH BENEFIT OF
FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,000.) SHALL BE PAID TO THE VOLUNTEER'S
DESIGNATED BENEFICIARY.

H. IN THE EVENT THAT ANY ACTIVE VOLUNTEER FIREMAN OR
SQUADMAN, HEREIN DEFINED AS ONE WHO HAS HAD AT LEAST TWO (2)
YEARS OF QUALIFYING SERVICE IN THE FIVE (5) PRECEDING YEARS,
ATTAINS THE AGE OF SEVENTY (70) YEARS AND FAILS TO ACHIEVE THE

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